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Aircraft and crisis: "We killed a Russian General in Syria"

Damascus, Syria - Moscow: "There are no officers with that surname"

Clashes in Syria continue without a break. President Assad's Alawite troops are taking hits while the Free Syrian Army is obtaining more space on mass-media channels. In particular, today August 8, 2012, some Free Syrian Army leaders reported that, during the clashes, a Russian general had been killed. The rebels claimed they had found its identity card with a photo, reporting him as General Vladmir...

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Rome, Italy, 08/08/2012 15:17
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